text_original: 198 THE DAWN OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE John Only one thinker of the first rank bridges the gulf Erigena that separates Alcuin from the renaissance of the eleventh century. John Scotus Erigena was born just at the date of Alcuin's death. He was apparently a native of Ireland, but of the details of his life very little is known.
text_transcription: T ONLY ONE THINKER OF THE FIRST RANK BRIDGES THE GULF THAT SEPARATES ALQUIN FROM THE RENAISSANCE OF THE ELEVENTH CENTURY JOHN SCOTUS ARYGINA WAS BORN JUST AT THE TIME OF ALQUIN'S DEATH HE WAS APPARENTLY A NATIVE OF IRELAND BUT OF THE DETAILS OF HIS LIFE VERY LITTLE IS KNOWN
phonemes: wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp dʒˈɑːn ˈoʊnli wˈʌn θˈɪŋkɚɹ ʌvðə fˈɜːst ɹˈæŋk bɹˈɪdʒᵻz ðə ɡˈʌlf ˈɛɹaɪdʒnə ðæt sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪts ˈælkjuːˌɪn fɹʌmðə ɹˈɛnəsˌɑːns ʌvðɪ ᵻlˈɛvənθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi. dʒˈɑːn skˈoʊɾəs ˈɛɹaɪdʒnə wʌz bˈɔːɹn dʒˈʌst æt ðə dˈeɪt ʌv ˈælkjuːˌɪnz dˈɛθ. hiː wʌz ɐpˈæɹəntli ɐ nˈeɪɾɪv ʌv ˈaɪɚlənd, bˌʌt ʌvðə diːtˈeɪlz ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf vˈɛɹi lˈɪɾəl ɪz nˈoʊn.